two-faced in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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visage [vizaʒ] N m lit, fig

See also lire

I.lire [liʀ] N f

II.lire [liʀ] VB trans

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1. lire (déchiffrer):

lire mot, journal, auteur, langue
to read
lire qc à qn
to read sth to sb
apprendre à lire
to learn to read
elle sait lire
she can read
lire à voix haute ou à haute voix
to read aloud
lis la page 5 (gén)
read page 5
lis la page 5 (à voix haute)
read out page 5
lis la page 5 (en entier)
read through page 5
c'est un livre à lire/qu'il faut lire
it's a book worth reading/one ought to read
lire Platon dans le texte
to read Plato in the original
lire qc comme une critique
to interpret sth as a criticism
un auteur/magazine qui est très lu
a widely read author/magazine
au lieu de ‘il’ il fallait lire ‘elle’
for ‘he’ read ‘she’
‘lu et approuvé’
‘read and approved’
lire qc en diagonale
to skim through sth, scan sth
lire sur les lèvres de qn
to lip-read what sb is saying
dans l'espoir de vous lire bientôt
hoping to hear from you soon

III.lire [liʀ]

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I.faux1 (fausse) [fo, fos] ADJ

II.faux1 (fausse) [fo, fos] ADV

III.à faux ADV

IV.faux <pl faux> N m

V.faux1 (fausse) [fo, fos]

fausse alerte
false alarm
fausse blonde
dyed blonde
fausse côte ANAT
false rib
fausse couche MED
miscarriage
faire une fausse couche
to have a miscarriage, to miscarry
fausse dent
false tooth
fausse ébène
laburnum wood
fausse facture
bogus invoice
fausse fenêtre
blind window
fausse joie
ill-founded joy
faire une fausse joie à qn
to raise sb's hopes in vain
fausse manœuvre lit, fig
false move
fausse modestie
false modesty
fausse monnaie
forged ou counterfeit currency
fausse note MUS
wrong note
fausse note fig
jarring note
jeter une fausse note
to strike a jarring note
se dérouler sans une fausse note
to go perfectly
fausse nouvelle
false report
fausse oronge
fly agaric
fausse perle
fake ou artificial pearl
fausse pierre
paste ou artificial stone
fausse piste lit, fig
wrong track
fausse pudeur
false modesty
fausse sortie THEAT
false exit
faire une fausse sortie
to make a stage exit
faux acacia
false acacia, locust tree
faux ami LING
faux ami, false friend (foreign word which looks deceptively like a word in one's own language)
faux bruit
false rumour Brit
faux buis
shrubby milkwort
faux col (de chemise)
detachable collar
faux col (de bière)
head
faux contact ELEC
faulty connection
faux cul sl
two-faced bastard sl
faux débutant
false beginner
faux départ lit, fig
false start
faux derche sl
two-faced bastard sl
faux ébénier
laburnum
faux en écriture, faux en écritures LAW
falsification of accounts
faux frais
extras, incidental expenses
faux frère hum
false friend
faux jeton inf
two-faced person
c'est un faux jeton
he's/she's two-faced
faux jour lit
deceptive light
fig sous un faux jour
in a false light
faux mouvement
false move
faux nom
false ou assumed name
faux ourlet
false hem
faux pas lit
slip
faux pas (erreur) fig
mistake
faux pas (gaffe)
faux pas
faire un faux pas lit
to trip, stumble
commettre un faux pas (erreur)
to make a mistake
commettre un faux pas (gaffe)
to make a faux pas
il n'a pas commis de faux pas fig
he hasn't put a foot wrong
faux plafond
false ceiling
faux pli
crease
faux prophète
false prophet
faux seins
falsies inf
faux serments
false declarations of love
faux sycomore
Norway maple
faux témoignage LAW (déposition)
false ou perjured evidence
faux témoignage (délit)
perjury uncountable
faire un faux témoignage
to commit perjury
faux témoin LAW
lying witness, perjurer
faux titre TYPO
half-title

See also prêcher

I.prêcher [pʀeʃe] VB trans

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II.prêcher [pʀeʃe] VB intr

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III.prêcher [pʀeʃe]

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two-faced in the PONS Dictionary

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The original design called for a rectangular shaped two-faced building, with a marble external faade and steel internal one.
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A two-faced creature travels across the surface; one is happy and the other morose.
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It is a two-faced imitation of a pocket watch, and 15 ft high including its base.
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Our third example of hypocrisy also deals with corporate expatriation, and it's probably the most odious and extreme display of two-faced political behavior.
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She's two-faced and underhanded, two very good things for a succubus to be.
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She seems to be two-faced.
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It is really odd how the business community tends to be two-faced about this stuff.
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This led to a huge fight between them in front of the entire team, during which both girls accused the other of being two-faced.
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Few two-faced animals have survived due to associated internal organ abnormalities and brain abnormalities.
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I reckon it's time for a hard cultural pushback against a two-faced work culture.
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